Ball appoints Ronald Lewis as CEO

Ball announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Ronald J. Lewis as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Lewis succeeds Daniel W. Fisher, who is stepping down from his role. The departure is not related to any disagreement with the company. Stuart A. Taylor II, Ball‘s Lead Independent Director, has been elected Chairman of the Board. Lewis has served as Ball’s Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer since 2024, overseeing the company’s global manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, engineering and operational excellence functions across its global network. Since joining Ball in 2019 as President of the Europe, Middle East and Asia beverage business, Lewis has been instrumental in advancing the company’s operational transformation and growth strategy. He has played a key role in strengthening customer relationships and growing the business and has led key initiatives to enhance end-to-end supply chain agility, optimize global production capacity and implement industry-leading innovative technologies. Before joining Ball, Lewis was Chief Supply Chain Officer at Coca-Cola EuroPacific Partners and held several senior leadership roles in the Coca-Cola system. Earlier in his career, he held various supply chain, procurement, trading and risk management roles at Mars Incorporated and Cargill.